New CMS program, WISeR, will leverage third parties to screen prior authorization requests using technologically enhanced processes....more
8/7/2025
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Innovative Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Prior Authorization ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology-Assisted Review
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation ("CMMI") is set to reshape value-based care. In the second of a three-part series highlighting this new direction, this summary is focused on CMMI's efforts regarding digital...more
6/6/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CMMI ,
Comment Period ,
Digital Health ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicare ,
Mobile Apps ,
Patient Access ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Telehealth ,
Value-Based Care
While generative artificial intelligence ("GenAI") has the potential to fundamentally change health care, it presents unique risks and complexities that challenge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA" or "Agency")...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") new advisory committee on digital health is set to examine its approach for evaluating and regulating the safety and effectiveness of medical devices utilizing generative...more
NOTE FROM THE EDITORS -
The "dog days of summer" certainly provide a welcome, if brief, break in the extremely rapid pace of statutory, regulatory, and various other policy and industry efforts applicable to digital health....more
8/13/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Clinical Trials ,
Connected Items ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Health ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
International Tax Issues ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Medicare ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Popular ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Telehealth ,
Vaccinations
Note from the Editors -
Digital technologies have transformed almost every aspect of the health care and life sciences industry—from electronic health records and telemedicine, to diagnostics and therapeutics augmented by...more
1/29/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Asia Pacific ,
CARES Act ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
European Commission ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
The Situation: Artificial intelligence is being used in innovative ways in the health care industry to drive down costs and improve clinical outcomes.
The Issue: The health care industry, including the provision of health...more
2/1/2018
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Medical Records ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements